Far From His Goals on the Battlefield, Would Putin Turn to Assassinations? | Amanpour and Company
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- Опубликовано: 5 май 2024
- Russian-born American journalist Julia Ioffe is the Washington correspondent for Puck, the media company of which she is co-founder. Ioffe joins Walter Isaacson to discuss her recent reporting on the Russian president.
Originally aired on February 9, 2023
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I'm American and I'm not fatigued. How could I be fatigued, I'm not the one on a battlefield fighting for my life, and the lives of my family and countrymen and countrywomen. Besides that, fully agree with Julia, kicking the can on this anymore is only going to make the final reckoning more costly, both in lives, and in dollars. Ukraine IS Poland in 1939. As long as Putin is alive, we must be serious about this threat.
Completely agree we all know this is gonna financially hurt down the road but financially hurting is gonna be better then allowing Putin to get away with these murders on his side and especially the Ukrainian side
Putin dying isn't going to end this because there's many just like him in Russia's power structure. The war ends when Russia has no path to a military victory.
I agree also. This is going to be a long war. Putin cannot win fighting the technology and the economies of the west but no negotiated settlement is possible. The only hope for a shorter war is Putin dying and the successor then blaming Putin for everything and pulling out. However, the next guy may be even worse so this may just grind on and on. I am surprised to hear that the number of Russians that have been killed far exceeds the American losses in the Vietnam war. As long as the Ukrainians have the will to fight, the west needs to give them whatever it takes to defeat the Russians.
Hell yes.
i hope putin succeeds, we cannot continue to be threatened an disrespected by the Wests imperial deeds. russia has security concerns, it sdhould be respected as america was durring cuban missile crisis
Spending abt 5% of the US military budget on support to Ukraine in order to destroy the Russian army w/o a single boot on the ground is a bargain.
The Nazi military thought they would destroy the Russian Army as well. How did that work out? Be careful what you wish for...
It’s excellent value compared to explain why US soldiers are dying in 5 years time because people thought it was too expensive now and Putin moves on from Czechoslovakia (oops sorry Ukraine) to his next target
It's even better than that because in this 5% is counted in storage materiel that needs to be disposed which has zero value for US and cost zero for US, while has meaningful value for Ukraine and is counted as meaningful value.
@@robertpatrick3350 Try writing coherently if your desire is to be understood.
@@jamesbecker3420 Thanks, Stalin. The difference is Russia is still using 19 th century tactics - human wave attacks - against 21st century weapons. Russia is a dead as disco it just doesn't know it yet; actually it does know it that's why we are witnessing its death throes.
Before Russia invaded Ukraine in Feb 2022, I discovered Ms Ioffe here on YT and watched every video of her that I could find. She kept saying again and again that Putin WOULD invade Ukraine, when everyone else was saying he wouldn’t be that stupid.
We need to listen to her more. She knows what she’s talking about!!!
yeah, she is
Her 1.5 hour frontline interview on the relationship between Putin and the US presidents was really eye opening.
Yes she absolutely does know her stuff.
@@user-jc5mh2pf5v Give my regards to the cook. I hope he pays you well for your misinfo efforts.
@@xiaoka - she actually has a few with Frontline. Do a search for
Frontline Ioffe
You’ll find another super long interview about Putin, this one before the invasion happened. Fascinating stuff!
Julia Loffe is brilliant. Thank you for interviewing her, and please do it again soon.
Yes , she is brillant , but her family name is Ioffe
Julia Ioffe is a vapid fraud
I could listen to Julia Ioffe all day. Highly intelligent and a an impressive depth of knowledge about Russia (and the US).
Also,That's because she is hot and has a decent voice!
She's actually pretty clueless about the situation
@@ethansairsoftandmore5327 can u send a link to your interviews on the subject then??
Argh, me too....she's so elegant....I've been in love w her since last year.
Julia is all around great,: a great American and great journalist. She exhibits total command of the issues, and lays it all out so logically, clearly and succinctly. The perfect counterpoint to all the Putin-Trump-McCarthy-MTG and faux left wing propaganda.
My support hasn't wavered. I will not vote for anyone who doesn't support Ukraine.
Support the massacre of people just to slow Russia down? You are sick!
Me either
Bravo!!!... the same for me also! Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦💯
There is no Ukraine left is all dust lol
Me neither 🇬🇧
Thank you for having her on.
Julia Ioffe, you are simply amazing. Your grasp of and response to questions concerning Putin are incredibly simple, straightforward, and easy for anyone to understand. God has blessed you and you have cultivated your abilities so that you bring the truth to the issues of the world. I wish you much good health, safety, and joy in your most important work.
ditto; Beautifully put .
You're so thirsty, and trying so hard to hide it.
Drunk Zelenskyy should take a shower and change his dirty clothes also brush his teeth and take the hair balls out from his throat 🙃
@@rickhensen3278 minus the god shit. God didn’t do her homework in college or read all of those books behind her. She is an incredible person and deserves all of the credit.
@@helmutschmitt4504 Concerning Julia Ioffe, i said, "you have cultivated your abilities so that you bring the truth to the issues of the world"
I agree with Ms Ioffe on every point. I visit Ukraine to deliver medical aid. My cousins live in Ukraine, I am familiar with their values, and their strength, their bravery and intelligence. They will not give up. The West should give Ukraine ALL the weapons it needs to win the war, otherwise it will not end.
@@justhikeit you sound like a quitter
they should have it all, but sadly then we all over the world have a lot of politicians going against only for their own gains.
Agreed
@peter. Then you know that Zelensky ran for office on platform of making peace with Russia ? And he won in a landslide? Sounds like Ukraine wanted peace ! What a u turn ! Guess the Ukrainian people don’t matter much ?
@peter. You agree on every point ? Adage : people who always think alike probably aren’t thinking.
As an American, I love listening to this young lady speak when she talks it’s so educational. Specially, for somebody like me that really doesn’t know that much about Russia and a lot of the world.
It is quite something how much we can learn and how quickly in the information era. When I was a kid we were taught WW2 history in class with a text book, and who wrote it i have now Idea. I like you can now listen to these people speak and learn and better understand if what I was taught in the 1970s was even accurate.
All Americans and all the world should be paying attention to this illegal land grab, destruction and genocide that Putin and Russia have inflicted upon Ukraine 🇺🇦. We should have clear transparency regarding military spending but we must also do everything we can to ensure nations' and humans' sovereignty and basic human rights and decency.
@Lightsoutlightson1 Are you serious? Only an idiot could learn anything from that interview.
You Americans need to learn to understand the world as outsiders like her do. We all depend on that, and not ignorant rednecks and buckaroos with orange skin and hair.
As a Polish Canadian she's one of the few Russians I can tolerate lol (more than tolerate she is one of the good Russians whom I absolutely love)
I wish the western leaders spent more time listening to folks like Julia Ioffe and Garry Kasparov. We're prolonging the bloodshed by not providing military aid faster.
Military calls that half measures, and half measures are deadly. That's why shock and awe was developed. End the fight fast.
@Google Sucks Ass Screw that. He's an economist, not a military strategist. There will be time for his ilk once the invaders have been thrown out.
@Google Sucks Ass I thought Jeffrey Sachs was smarter than that. What does he think Putin is going to agree to short of unconditional surrender by Ukraine or handing over a bunch of its territory? And what makes Sachs think KGB thug Putin is going to abide by any treaty?
Julia you hit the nail right on the head when it comes to people not wanting to give enough to Ukraine to win the war only enough to barely keep it going
the trickle of weaponry was a cautionary measure - at this point in time give Ukraine every thing they're asking for to hopefully win this war once & for all.
If the battles are not being paused, the death tolls will keep rising fast. Going all in is not possible. So, let both sides rest and produce or gather more weapons and for their younger kids to grow older to join.. Seems to be the best option or maybe at this point the only one
Great interview. Julia is always measured and on point.
Shes the same lunatic who perpetuated the 'trump collusion' nonsense which has been disputed 10 times over by now you ignoramus.
@@ThunderAppeal you angry bruh?
What point of view she is being paid to be on Washington DC side this is war propaganda
Julia is the BEST source on Russia, Putin and Euro entanglement...
Bravo on this interview!!!
Please tell me you are kidding.
@@justhikeit you again. Fool
@@justhikeit Is that the only sentence you know Ivan?
Masha Gessen is also a good resource. Timothy Snyder knows Ukraine inside out as well.
Always a pleasure to listen to Julia 😊🇩🇰🇺🇸
Wonderful to hear you Ms Ioffe.
She is awesome to listen to! Hope to hear from her again!
Please tell me you are kidding.
@@justhikeit you’re posting the same comment over and over again comrade 🤡
@@justhikeit How many times did you post "Please tell me your kidding"! On this page! Smelly maga troll bot! Amazing you could even type that with your head so far up your own ars!
@@justhikeit shut up old branch !
Juliaaaaaaaaa!!!! I see Julia Ioffe, I click!
I am surprised CNN has not secured Julia Ioffe as a permanent Political Journalist with a Daily forum much like Christian Amanpour . Julia brings a huge credible insider view of The Russian and Ukrainian culture, as well as a historical insight to Putin's psyche
CNN is moving to the right politically and doesn't care about anything other than quarterly profits. Not a good match for Julia Ioffe.
couldn't agree more
Super easy on the eyes as well
Ur right!!!
This woman is so informative & knowledgeable. It is a real pleasure to hear journalism at this level.
She is easy on the eyes as well!
BUT, what about me, I'm informed & knowlegable-just kidding - I'm with you
Fastest way is the best way . Give em what they need now . All in to show Putin the door .
Please tell me you are kidding.
@@justhikeit
Facilitate Ukraine showing Putin the door is what I should have said .
@@justhikeit troll 🤡
This is an excellent interview with a very knowledgable, clear thinker.
Too bad the interviewer is not of her caliber. It's the same old stupid, tired "journalist" questions. The only time "tired" comes up is when smarmy journalists start asking about it. I'm sure they were already asking that question two weeks in. Let's see, we stuck to it in Afghanistan for 20 years. What evidence ever exists that indicates that people get "tired" of helping prevent innocent people from being murdered.
And even stupider, "Are you saying the defense industry is promoting this?" Did that sound like anything remotely close to what she was saying? Was he even listening to her? My impression is he is not that bright. He is just following a memorized "journalist" template where he believes he's asking "hard-hitting" questions.
Every time I listen to Julia loffe I simply love 💕 her assessments
Because you know nothing.
Julia is not dumb but has a job to do. Propaganda
@@MegaRiddikulus I accept that I do not know anything
Julia Ioffe is a very knowledgeable student of not just Russian history in general and how that influences current geopolitics, but Vladimir Putin in particular. She is just brilliant. She reads Putin's "soul" like a book, but that reading is always internally consistent, and never strays into hyperbole. (Hope I don't get turned into a pillar of salt for implying that Putin still has a soul)
The world needs to hear more from Ms Loffe.
Please tell me you are kidding.
@@justhikeit fool
She still a ms, dam one lucky guy going to make her a Mrs.
@@justhikeit she knows what she is talking about
Ioffe with an i
What a wonderfully good analysis of the situation in Ukraine and Europe by this journalist Julia Joffe. Impressive and thoughtful.
Julia Ioffe's clarity is absolutely crystal and on point. Such an important world figure in this time for her perspective
She is brilliant. Smart, well spoken, and knows her subject material as well as anyone anywhere. She should have much more influence. Make her part of the president's staff.
She can and is most effective when remaining well outside of the inside political sphere.
Make her President! Seriously.
@@bufatutuagonistes8876 I want to keep her clean and working diligently for the people, all of them.
So the US administration is concerned about assassinations? OK, so what should the response be? The interview ended before this question was addressed.
My answer would be: INCREASE the weapons flow to Ukraine. It's the only good response. There's only one way to treat bullies: stand up to them.
When Putin incinerates us all will you still believe that stupid idea?
@@justhikeit "When"? If he wants to incinerate us all he could do it anytime. That's what the world has lived with since the start of the cold war. It's called MAD and it has never gone away.
Either we show the valour that was on display all during the cold war or sacrifice our values. I choose the former.
@@simianessence Jerry is a fool or a Russian fool . Take your pick .
I think the possibility of assassinations is quite obvious. Putin can easily get his goals by destabilizing Ukr politically. This can be done by eliminating the top brass political/Military leaders.Military collapse follows political turmoil.
For thirty years, the Russian Federation used the new technologies of the West for its militarization. The prolongation of the war in Ukraine and the gradual capture of new territories strengthens the idea of "Great Russia" in the hearts of Russians. Only the correction of targets from satellites will bring a psychological victory over the Russian army, this is a victory of new technologies, over the idea of "Russian peace".
Bravo 👏 Julia keep telling it like it is!
Julia is simply wonderful and easy to follow. She gives great insight about the war and mind of Putin.
This is the best, most informative and reasoned analysis I’ve heard yet on what’s at stake for the West in the Russia-Ukraine war, how it might end, and why arming Ukraine fully and promptly is the quickest and maybe only path to peace.
Julia Ioffe is a brilliant journalist, and Walter Isaacson understands that. So he listened attentively and asked questions that gave Ms. Ioffe the opportunity to share the detail and context that went into her very dry-eyed analysis. Ioffe says that the West can’t kick the Russia-Ukraine problem down the road, as much as it might wish, by giving Ukraine the means to fight Russia to a standstill, then resolving the matter at the negotiating table. After Russia’s brutal conduct of the war, Ukrainians won’t accept anything less than Russia completely out of their country. And for Putin, victory is an absolute necessity. Therefore, he’ll use any cease-fire or negotiation as a time-out to re-arm and resume the war, only bigger and more brutally.
So it’s really a choiceless matter for the West. Either Putin loses big, or the war gets bigger. We’ve seen this story before. I sincerely hope that policy-makers, journalists, and TV talking heads all listen to this interview. Americans need to understand more clearly and realistically why Ukraine matters. This presentation is the most succinct and compelling one around.
You should check out her recent Frontline interview (and her original one from a year ago). All on RUclips in full length.
For 30 years, the Russian Federation used the new technologies of the West for its militarization. The prolongation of the war and the gradual capture of new territories strengthens the idea of "Great Russia" in the hearts of Russians. The idea of "great Russia" will forever supplant the idea of the truth of Western values of tolerance and new technologies, without satellite-corrected point strikes on the locations of Russian troops, there will be no victory for the Western countries.
Julia’s brilliance never ceases to inspire me
Please tell me you are kidding.
@@justhikeit stop repeating yourself comrade
@@justhikeit
Go get a burger buddy, that is what you do best.
@@justhikeit Job tvoeyemadj Igor.
@justhikeit your reply to that idiotic comment was hilarious 😂
Julia is the best of the best on this subject.
Thank you Amanpour and Company for keeping us updated on Ukraine with Julia Ioffe - he is 100% right! Please support Ukraine in this fight for independence and democracy! #StandWithUkraine
All the way .
I have never heard that correlation with the Spanish and Syrian civil wars, it is spot on.
They never got the level of support Ukraine is getting. So its an analogy but not necessarily a good one.
@@tommygun5038 True but truth does not matter anymore.
ruclips.net/video/abCkOe5KGxI/видео.html In violation of International Law and the UN Charter. CIA regime change, proxy war in the Syrian Civil War. (CIA Operation “Timber Sycamore” 2012-2017)
@@justhikeit neither do you
@@tommygun5038 The point is that in neither of those cases was there sufficient aid given to the resistance to actually win the conflict; and this is presently also the case w/Ukr. So the analogy unfortunately applies very well to date. But hopefully the West will soon realize their shortcomings, and finally commit to more timely and sufficient aid to help Ukr decisively win the fight for their continued survival, before it's too late...
One thing must be made clear, Russia is at war with the West whether we like it or not. This is not just about Ukraine. The billions in aid to Ukraine is the best use of taxpayer dollars for fighting this war. Give then everything they need to win this war. That will also give the Chinese the idea that the cost of invading Taiwan will be so high that it will deter them from a military solution and seek a non military one.
You can't win the war with Nuclear power, stupid! But you can try, stupid Westerner, you can try...
And if Ukraine win the war (which will never happen) what then? How does the USA prosper if Ukraine wins? What do we get out of this? Did you ever think through any of your brainless ideas?
China’s past and present conflicts, illegal wars, occupations, regime change and proxy wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen, are a concern for us all.
@@kevinjenner9502 lol
@@justhikeit I would suggest reading about a failed painter who in 1938 decided to plunge Europe into a bloody war because he got the idea that he could take land that is not his with any consequence and would exact a much higher price to the US than if he were stopped at the outset.
What a fantastic week this has been so far, two extended interviews with Julia Ioffe on RUclips. I love the way each word she says is so carefully weighed, not a single syllable is wasted.
For 30 years, the Russian Federation used the new technologies of the West for its militarization. The prolongation of the war and the gradual capture of new territories strengthens the idea of "Great Russia" in the hearts of Russians. The idea of "great Russia" will forever supplant the idea of the truth of Western values of tolerance and new technologies, without satellite-corrected point strikes on the locations of Russian troops, there will be no victory for the Western countries.
This is not 1918, there will be no revenge in 100 years.
Julia Ioffe's work demonstrates a high level of intelligence, insight, and analytical skill, and she has earned a reputation as a leading voice in the field of modern journalism.
Her "Putin and the presidents" video is amazing.
It is also American and democratic world interest to make sure that Ukraine wins this war.
Exactly. Other way it means it's acceptable to invade and grab land, territory. World won't be safe, there will be poverty, trade barriers, US companies will be poorer, US citizens as well. And less safe.
A de facto must in terms of US hegemony.
This is the first time that I have heard this guest.
She is quite interesting and quite educated.
RS
Canada
She has several talks on RUclips that are all worth listening to. Look her up, you won't be disappointed.
Please tell me you are kidding.
Yup, she is amazing. She was a guest on Jon Stewart podcast a couple of months ago, for example. Definitely worth a watch.
@@justhikeit 18th time you’ve posted the same comment fool
Go back and watch the documentary about Putin from six or eight years ago. It's on RUclips in parts and she is one the experts interviewed. She's a tour de force of knowledge on Russia, Putin and the whole situation. She's very perceptive in ways that other commentators don't seem to be. But she's not just an academic talking head. She was born in Russia and so has direct ties and a direct feel for things there. She speaks conversationally in a very relatable way.
Actually, watch anything where she's interviewed about Russia, including a documentary that came out after the invasion. She's always good.
I will say, though, that I hope she's okay. She almost looks depressed in this interview. She has friends in Russia and friends in Ukraine and I'm sure this has been a very hard and a very sad year for her. In the earlier interviews she has sort of an impish smile and her sense of humor shows through. That's missing now, at least in this case.
Thank you for having Julia Ioffe on your show.
Слава Україн.
Julia Ioffe is a necessary voice for anyone wishing to understand Russia, Putin, and the war in Ukraine.
This Lady is completely spot on.
Her assessment of the Situation is very Sound and unfortunately accurate.
Great interview as usual Julia! 🇺🇦🇺🇲
How it’s great if USA isn’t doing anything for Ukraine but using Ukraine territory to beat Russia and even cheated they lost but they are too arrogant to admit they lost they’re still asking for others countries to join them in this insanity USA just invade a country for 20 years how can USA say anything about invasion Ukraine was free before USA getting there 14 years ago
I could watch Julia talk geopolitics all day
Mmmhhhmmm...
@Marc Sainz. Get in the que, buddy.
I'm still waiting for Ioffe to say something I don't agree with but no luck yet!
In pbs i saw one.
Yeah but i didn't learn anything i didn't already know either.
Her main concern here is to stop people from being complacent and to finally give the Ukrainians the weapons they need BEFORE the whole country is in a shambles, not after. If you want to learn something new, listen to her Prigozhin bio on the recent Al Franken podcast.
@@2Hot2 as if russia cant still escalate. So many dont talk about this topic, what if putin nukes kyiv? Experts says we will go there and fight really? That would result to nuclear exchange. Which country is willing to do that for the sake of ukraine? Is it worth it?
@@xpact83 Kyiv is very close to Moscow, so they couldn't nuke it without poisioning themselves with nuclear fallout and radioactivity, mutations, etc, And if it nukes a distant country, it will get blown out of the water in retaliation.
LOVE Julia, amazing insight and presentation. Great to see her in some new/current interviews, many others on RUclips are 9+ months old.
Please tell me you are kidding.
@@justhikeit yawn. You’ve posted this comment 20 times now 🤡
@@HungryGhost999 Let me know when you want to have a real debate on the issue of Ukraine. I suspect you have no interest in that.
@@HungryGhost999 21 times but who's counting?
@@justhikeit
I suspect yu to have no knowledges on this issue. Neither probably have yu any knowledges on russia and ukraine... Or their history and culture.
This isn t the case of Ms Julia Ioffe as far as I listened to her itws... And my own knowledges in geopolicy and my very numerous journeys in ex nations, members of warsaw pact, during 10 years.
Thank you, Julia, for dealing with the interviewer’s skepticism in a very intelligent way. The West needs to wake up to the threat. The parallel to the Spanish Civil War was riveting. Ukraine needs to win the war quickly. Our support is not charity.
Ms Loffe adds perspective and views I’ve not heard before. Her reports are truly “news” and fresh. Listening to Ms Loffe add explanations reminds me of Barbra Walters and others from decades ago not viewed as much today. Great work!
her Family Name is Ioffe. She is brillant.
Those casualty rates are brutal. So sad.
Yes Biden really created a mess in that poor country.
I think they're a bit inflated unless they are talking about killed and wounded.
Always brilliant to hear the level headed Ioffe.
Thank you for her remarkable insights and unabridged approach.
She’s amazingly-articulate, calm, direct, and fluid.
Thank you Julia for your solid explanations about Putin's disastrous invasion of Ukraine which gently hint at how ridiculous some journalist's questions are
@David at what cost?
More I listen Julia, more I can see that she is probabily the best subject matter expert
Bakhmut is much like the battle of Verdun in WW1. The area around Verdun is a red zone even now 106 years later. A red zone means it is a hazard due to explosives and poisons in this area.
My beloved grandfather fought in that war. He lied about his age to fight the "Hun". I saw the picture of him in his gas suit. He looked like a child. He was a medic. To my horror I now know what that meant. He did sing me to sleep with all the war songs. He would finish with"Long long trail".
She is wonderful. Great interview! She needs to be on way more news programs. Her messages need much more volume
She's is an Asset no doubt, she has a great perspective we need more like her.
Forget politics, as you've come to see it, as a contest between Democrats and Republicans. Today the struggle is democracy versus oligarchy.
The struggle has *ALWAYS* been democracy v. oligarchy/fascism, in one form or another (monarchy, aristocracy, plutocracy, kleptocracy, idiocracy...)
*Facism and oligarchy. There is no actually democratic option in the US anymore.
Maybe if you go for the lesser evil 20 years straight, push to the left incessently you might one day arrive at the far right of the normal political spectrum.
Keep trying.
@@aenorist2431 It's difficult to remain optimistic. But, you're right. We must keep trying.
@@belladonnatook8851 and
@symmetrylove
Modulo one little oddity you overlook: the most popular-democratic governments are not the democratic republics like the US and Latin America (and the Marxist countries which pretend to mimic them). The effectively popular and democratic governances are *all* constitutional monarchies in Northern Europe and the British Commonwealth.
This, I think, is because a monarch, whose head you can chop off once every three or five hundred years, is a symbolic enemy around opposition to whom average people can unite. Politics in a constitutional democracy is people arguing about how to govern themselves in the face of a known intruder, the nasty king,.
The politics of the republics, the United States of America and the fifty or eighty countries that have modelled themselves on it, are parties fighting each other over the pie. A democratic republic is just a war of all against all -- a grab-fest at best, caudillos with torture chambers very often. Hitler was elected, remember?
No democratic governing actually gets done -- except where freely elected authorities protect the people from a notional "ruler," some king or queen.
I wouldn't go that far. The west has a tenuous hold on democracy at best. I think it is more accurately called a corporatocracy. The Ukraine War is more a battle for the international norms created at the end of WW2 that basically ended imperialism.
She has mastered the ability to comprehend the big picture in all of its many pertinent points.
Most of the “aid” going to Ukraine is obsolete or end of life cycle equipment. Older artillery shells, used vehicles from Afghanistan, etc.
The epic one. Ms. Ioffe. Keep up the great work. What you do matters and is critically important. After all, Democracy is work. Godspeed !
If it comes to that, nobody is out of reach, including him.
Killing him would certainly be perfectly easy, and it might even be possible to get just him and no bystanders. That's not the problem.
The problem is that wars are fought over opinions. The US was defeated in Vietnam in the pages, wires, meetings -- and individual minds -- of the US at home.
The ideal outcome would be Putin and perhaps half-a-dozen of his closest collaborators in the dock at The Hague.
That will only be possible with the support of the informed 10%, and the tacit allowance of 40%, of the Russian people.
The jets, electronics and guns are important to hold the line -- but victory is a matter of changing minds. Russian minds.
@@TheDavidlloydjones good luck with that. Not that I disagree with you, but VOA would have to be put into overdrive to accomplish that.
@Sid in general I agree, but the exception can be found in Fidel Castro. He survived countless assassination attempts, much to the consternation of our CIA, allegedly.
Great Interview, She nailed it!
Julia is brilliant & lovely !!!!
She is georgeous and speaks the truth
Julie is spot on!--excellent choice of speaker!
Please tell me you are kidding. Julia is dumber than a box of hammers.
@@justhikeit
Why?--
Julie is spot on!--She has one of the best understandings of Putler and of RuZZians,----all of whom you know very little about!
She was born in RuZZia and speaks and understands RuZZian and is extremely intelligent---very much unlike YOU!
Do you support Putler (the puny 400 billion dollar DICtator) and his atrocities?
Ya. and she doesn't use cliche's such as "spot on" or "at the end of the day." duh
Julia is an American treasure
OMG? Are you serious?
Fantastic interview. Several useful points I can relay to my Russian-language audiences. Thank you, Ms. Ioffe! #rashkinreport
Very smart and articulate young woman.
It’s always a pleasure hearing Julia’s análysis and thoughts on this topic. Very fascinating
Right on Julia Ioffe !!!
Concise introduction to the sociopolitical and diplomatic aspects of this war.
Recommended for anyone who needs a bigger picture in a small time investment. Thanks!
Please tell me you are kidding.
@@justhikeit you yet again fool
How many mistakes does the West need to learn the same lessons? Stop a bully at the beginning of aggression!
US invasion of Iraq declared illegal on 9/15/2004 by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan..Awaiting sanctions.
@@kevinjenner9502 I do not disagree. George W. Bush was a stupid ass.
@SCPython I think there’s a lot of truth in the saying, “war is a racket.” Nevertheless, I think we should give the Ukrainians what they need to win. Just my humble opinion. But, obviously, I’m not privy to the intelligence Pentagon and President have.
@SCPython Finally someone with a brain writing about this disgrace of an interview. You did leave out one point which is the nuclear issue. This war could very easily escalate into a nuclear war that would kill us all. But I guess if it does turn into a nuclear holocaust it is all worth it because we stood up to a bully. What could be more important than that?
@@justhikeit nope China won’t permit Russia…… even a tactical use will loose Russia the UN security seat (even though it’s not actually theirs and belongs to the USSR)
Very well spoken, very well thought out. I agree 100% with her thinking on the war and Putin, in general.
Thanks to brave people like Julia!
This journalist, Julia Ioffe, should be on the ticket for US president in 2024. I would be happy to vote for her.
She's not eligible. She was born in Russia and her parents are not American.
@@Don-md6wn Yes, I know this. We do need some new blood in our government.
If the Russians had been able to just march in and take over Kiev I could see countries being reluctant to send aid, but the Ukrainians have done such a good job they MUST be provided with the equipment to keep up this momentum. It's an important turning point right now and if they get pushed back because of lack of support, the moment will be lost.
I would like to agree but many Europeans are cowards who rely on the USA to defend them.
I love this lady, informative, knowledgeable, speaks in plain English and language that people can relate to.
Love 💕 Julia Loffe. Her reporting is always on point .
Happy to hear the interviewer push back with some pointed questions
Julia Ioffe seems to know what she's talking about!!!🍒🍒🍒🍒🍒
Ioffe is knowledgeable and articulate. Very informative.
Thank goodness for Julia! We listen and read often. She is a brilliant voice of reason.
julia is a valuable source of reality in this war imv :)
All Julia's views are complete common sense. Western leaders should have such sense.
Please tell me you are kidding.
Wow what an amazing guest. She really nailed it all.
Always informative and comfortable in listening to Julia talk !
As far as getting meaning from a lesser stress on our support of Ukraine ... I think the state of the union address is logically most focused on the state of the union here at home, more than our foreign relations, even if those foreign relations are about defending democracy. I think Biden wanted to emphasize the local threats to democracy from election deniers. And I think he did not want to stress our support of Ukraine so much that the ugly crazies would heckle him for the statements, which would be embarrassing. Logical, to me.
I think that's likely solid assessment.
I'm not a huge Biden fan but I think I and others have underestimated his skills.
Having grown up during the Vietnam era, and having a healthy skepticism concerning the motivations of whatever empirical power is asserting itself, I would tend to agree almost completely with all your premises. America lost something with it's ill-advised invasion in the 2nd Iraq war, but it's not like we had a sterling record prior to that - Vietnam being a prime example. That being said, Ukraine is a sovereign state; a treaty was signed between U.S./Russia/Ukraine guaranteeing their safety for their relinquishment of nukes, AND, last but certainly not least, Russia is the aggressor. Nobody wanted this except Putin. The last time we tried to appease a dictator in Europe in didn't turn out so well. I don't see NATO or the U.S. as being the bad guys here. The Baltics, Poland, and Romania joined NATO with nary a whimper out of Russia. The motives of nations are rarely pure as the driven snow, but in this case, Russia attacked another country without provocation.
@@missano3856 No not really. It is not possible to underestimate Biden's skills. When anyone tries to praise Biden's accomplishments I am convinced they are trying to prove a negative. He has reduced the women in Afghanistan to domestic servants and breeding stock for a bunch of animals and he has reduced the women in Ukraine to widows caring for orphans thanks to his neocon insistence of expanding NATO to Russia's border even though Putin told the US over and over again this is a red line and don't do it. This war is Biden's fault. Biden is a war criminal.
Agreed 👍 with her! THATS WHAT I THINK
GIVE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE THE FIGHTER JETS
Too little too late. It's like feeding a man who is starving but only a tortilla a day to split among everyone. By the time heavy arms get there, there might not be any Ukrainian patriots left. There should have been tanks and planes a year ago. US delivery of twenty F-16s would have prevented this whole war If they had been presented with media atttention when Putin was still massing his armies in Belarussia in December 2021. (Or anytime since then would have been fne)
I can see you have no fear of Putin sending Nukes to America and wiping us all out. Your brain dead thinking and Biden's are going to get all killed.
To develop support of such technology takes time, it is not just about trained pilots. They should get all MIGs 21 from European partners, Ukrainians have the know how and infrastructure to use those jets right away. I agree, however, the West is slow!
Julia is awesome, expresses such interesting and amazing insight in an eloquent and riveting manner!
Very good, Julia. An accurate portrayal of the horrible state of events.
I love when Julia does interviews. Her thinking is so clear.
Please tell me you are kidding.
@@justhikeit 17th time you’ve posted the same comment comrade
@@HungryGhost999 Oh "comrade." You really cut me to the quick with that brainless comment. Too bad you have to result to name calling. That just shows you have no argument that makes sense.
@@HungryGhost999 It's getting to be comical actually ! LOL
Yes!! But she's a Russian Phob and her nicely aplied makeup is fooling no-one.
With you all the way 🇷🇺❤️ President Putin ❤️🇷🇺 Coup D'etats (February 2014) don't win wars!!
Let's get that last Ukraine!!!
‘Pallets of cash’ is my new favourite phrase
Pallets of cash were sent to Iraq as I recall, after George W invaded. With no real accounting.
It's an old phrase, which was used often around the time Obama sent pallets of cash to Iran.
You have to have accountability. WE DO NOW. Everyone should remember what happened to those PALLETS OF CASH in Afghanistan and Iraq. WE HAVE GOOD ACCOUNTABILITY NOW. Corruption abhors a vacuum.
This journalist is one of the best, check her work out. Especially the Putin Diary. One of the top in her field
She gave excellent answers.
Julia is brilliant!
We love Julia Ioffe
Great interview. Appeasement will never work